Exam 6: Assessing Policy Alternatives

In some states, legislators may be more likely to propose laws allowing gay marriage than in other states. Gay marriage is more ______ in the states that pass such laws.

Cost/benefit analysis is a useful tool in policy analysis. It can be used to ______.

Explain the general approach to conducting a cost-benefit analysis.

Policy analysts can estimate the value of a human life through ______.

This "cousin" of cost-benefit analysis does not attempt to assign dollar values to potential benefits but instead assumes they will occur and looks for the cheapest way to achieve them.